Pathways to Legal Status in Canada – a Toolkit for Undocumented Tibetans
Project Title: Pathways to Legal Status in Canada – a Toolkit for Undocumented Tibetans Client: Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario Students: Ashley Barn, Anjana Donakonda, Nivedita Harsh Faculty Lead: Tsering Shakya Fieldwork Location: Ontario Year: 2024-25 About the Project: The project focuses on understanding the challenges faced by Tibetan refugees in the Canadian legal […]
Applying an Equity Lens to British Columbia Decarbonization Policies: Potential Impacts on Residential Sector Energy Access and Affordability
Project Title: Applying an Equity Lens to British Columbia Decarbonization Policies: Potential Impacts on Residential Sector Energy Access and Affordability Client: Ecotrust Canada Students: Juan Cristobal Collado, Kelly Chang, Lam Fung Liu, Mohini Singh Faculty Lead: David Boyd Fieldwork Location: British Columbia Year: 2024-25 About the Project: This project aims to develop policy solutions that […]
Evaluation of Refugee’s Resilience, Maternal Health and Rights in Kenya
Project Title: Evaluation of Refugee’s Resilience, Maternal Health and Rights in Kenya Client: International Centre for Humanitarian Affairs Students: Laura O’Dogherty, Najma Nizar, Netheena Mathews, Raahina Somani Faculty Lead: Erin Baines Fieldwork Location: Kenya Year: 2024-25 About the Project: This project explores the multidimensional barriers refugee women and girls face in accessing maternal and reproductive […]
Promoting Sustainable Peace through Transitional Justice in Uganda
Project Title: Promoting Sustainable Peace through Transitional Justice in Uganda Client: Refugee Law Project Students: Elizabeth Ogunsemowo, Hei Son Lo, Paige Cummings, Rebecca Zuk Faculty Lead: Ulrike Lühe Fieldwork Location: Uganda Year: 2024-25 About the Project: This study broadly explores the impact of conflict on internally displaced peoples in the Acholi region of Uganda, focusing on […]
Youth Engagement on Sustainable Water Resource Management in Ecuador’s Central Highlands
Project Title: Youth Engagement on Sustainable Water Resource Management in Ecuador’s Central Highlands Client: Esquel Students: Claire McPhee, Jie Fang, Kyle Visvanathan, Sophie Groll Faculty Lead: Atieh Yekta Fieldwork Location: Ecuador Year: 2024-25 About the Project: This project, in collaboration with Fundación Esquel, aims to understand the connection between youth and water resource management in […]
Female Empowerment Through Land Ownership in Kenya’s Coffee Industry
Project Title: Female Empowerment Through Land ownership in Kenya’s Coffee Industry Client: Fairtrade Africa + Fairtrade International Students: Jia Suwatanapornchai, Kaylie Carr, Layla Haddad, Sherry Madahzad Faculty Lead: Kristen Hopewell Fieldwork Location: Kenya Year: 2024-25 About the Project: This project aims to address gender inequality and increase female participation in Kenyan land title ownership in […]
A Case for Culture: Bridging the Gap Between Newcomers & Healthcare System
Project Title: A Case for Culture: Bridging the Gap Between Newcomers & Healthcare System Client: BCACHC – Umbrella (British Columbia Association of Community Health Centres + Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-Op) Students: Nicole Ng, Adiya Baratova, Anshul Tipnis, Daniel Beltranena Faculty Lead: Veena Sriram Fieldwork Location: Virtual – Lower Mainland Year: 2023-24 About the Project: “A […]
Promoting the Rights of Farmers and Workers in the Global South
Project Title: Promoting the Rights of Farmers and Workers in the Global South through Canada’s Upcoming Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation Client: Fairtrade Canada Students: Kirsten Badame, Meredith Barkey, Nozomi Shirakawa, Tanya Dawar Faculty Lead: Kristen Hopewell Fieldwork Location: Kenya Year: 2023-24 About the Project: Fairtrade Canada, as a member of Fairtrade International, aims […]
Agri-Food Trade with ASEAN
Project Title: A Partner in Food Security: Canada’s Opportunity for Agri-Food Trade with ASEAN Client: Canada-ASEAN Business Council Students: Karine Kfoury, Khanh Pham, Mia MacKechnie, Oliver Boucher Faculty Lead: Kristen Hopewell Fieldwork Location: Singapore Year: 2022-23 About the Project: This project assessed the barriers to the two-way agri-food economic relationship between Canada and ASEAN and how Canada can increase its […]
Trade Justice Advocacy in Canada
Project Title: Advancing Trade Justice Advocacy in Canada Client: Fairtrade Canada Students: Rutu Patel, Oliver Zhang, Celine Ng, Julia McKenzie Faculty Lead: Matias Margulis Fieldwork Location: Belgium, France, and Germany Year: 2022-23 Publication: Policy Options About the Project: This research explored leading trade justice policy jurisdictions in Belgium, Germany and France to understand how best to activate Canadian trade […]
Setting a Course Toward Social Public Procurement in India
Project Title: Setting a Course Toward Social Public Procurement in India: A Global Good Practice Report Client: SELCO Foundation Students: Julia Brown, Katherine Pease, Tasha Carruthers, Annabel Steidl Faculty Lead: Matias Marguils Fieldwork Location: Virtual – India, Brazil, Malaysia, New Zealand, UK Year: 2021-22 Publication: Pub Poli About the Project: This research explored case studies to determine the enabling […]
A Comparative Analysis of One Health Policies in Asia
Project Title: A Comparative Analysis of One Health Policies in Asia: Opportunities for Application in British Columbia Client: Genome BC Students: Lisa Slager, Lindsey Wall, Soumya Kolluru, Benedetta Beltramo Faculty Lead: Kai Ostwald, Drona Rasali Fieldwork Location: Virtual – Vancouver, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangladesh, Thailand Year: 2021-22 Publication: Genome BC About the Project: This research explored […]
Impact of Climate Change on Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Project Title: Impact of Climate Change on Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Internally Displaced Persons in Haiti Client: Global Justice Center (GJC) Students: Gina Zuno, Paige Rumelt, Joshua Diemert, Sogol Ghattan-Kashani Faculty Lead: Erin Baines, Ketty Anyeko Fieldwork Location: Virtual – New York and Haiti Year: 2020-21 Publication: The Pub About the Project: This […]
Disparity and Disconnection
Project Title: Disparity and Disconnection: Impacts of COVID-19 on Education in Nepal Client: Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal Students: Boyd Hayes, Nabila Farid, Riya Sirkhell Faculty Lead: Sara Shneiderman Fieldwork Location: Virtual – Nepal (Sindhupalchok and Lalitpur) Year: 2020-21 Publications: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Nepali Times About the Project: This research assessed the opportunites […]
Advancing Electronic Commerce and Digital Trade
Project Title: Advancing Electronic Commerce and Digital Trade between ASEAN and Canada Client: Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) Students: Esther Ocheni, Edwin Edou, Shane Dial Faculty Lead: Kai Ostwald Fieldwork Location: Virtual – Singapore Year: 2020-21 About the Project: The goal of this research was to understand the gaps that Canada’s future ASEAN Free Trade Agreement […]
A Farmer Assistance Scheme Database
Project Title: A Farmer Assistance Scheme Database: Agriculture, Solar and Food Processing in India Client: SELCO Foundation Students: Ziwei Luo, Gavin Davies, Matthew Colenbrander, Clinton Mix Faculty Lead: Matias Margulis Fieldwork Location: Virtual – India (Karnataka, Odisha, and Assam) Year: 2020-21 About the Project: This project provided in-depth research and a comprehensive description of the […]
Strengthening the Canadian-ASEAN Connection
Project Title: Strengthening the Canadian-ASEAN Connection: Business Mobility Client: Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) Students: Hadir Ali, Somi Ajagu-Amamgbo, Zeynya Alemayehu, Anam Imtiaz Elahi, Alessia Rodríguez Di Eugenio Faculty Lead: Kai Ostwald Fieldwork Location: Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore; Ho Chi Min, Vietnam Year: 2019-20 About the Project: Identifying key barriers to business mobility and provide policy recommendations […]
Expanding Water Harvesting Practices in Rajasthan
Project Title: Expanding Water Harvesting Practices in Rajasthan Client: Gram Gaurav Sansthan (GGS); Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies (RGICS) Students: Rai Friedman, Sanmini Koffi, Chengkun Lv, Andrés Penaloza Faculty Lead: Milind Kandlikar Fieldwork Location: India (Karauli, Jaipur, New Delhi) Year: 2019-20 About the Project: Focusing on upscaling water harvesting structures within the Dang region […]
Barriers to Effective Teaching and Evolution
Project Title: Barriers to Effective Teaching and Evolution in Nepal Client: Open Learning Exchange (OLE) Nepal Students: Citlali Cruz Cruz, Hannah Geiser, Hafsa Khan, Beatrice Zano Faculty Lead: Sara Shneiderman Fieldwork Location: Nepal (Kathmandu, Sindhupalchok, Gorkha) Year: 2019-20 About the Project: Synthesizing and evaluating factors that negatively impact the quality and capacity of primary school […]
The Evolution of the Community Resistance Tool
Project Title: The Evolution of the Community Resistance Tool Client: Free the Slaves Students: Adedoyin Luwaji, Ali Abdullah Bajwa, John Ede, Simin Yook, Ros Seibert Fieldwork Location: Ghana (Mafi-Tedeafenui, Ada West, Srafa Aboano, Hweda) Year: 2018-19 About the Project: Providing a robust mechanism to measure the effectiveness of Free the Slaves’ intervention activities and resiliency […]
Sickle Cell Disease Management and Service Delivery in Nepal
Project Title: Sickle Cell Disease Management and Service Delivery in Nepal Client: Creating Possibilities Nepal Students: Bashar Alsaeedi, Shafaq Noorani, Marzia Rizvi, Daniela Rodriguez, Hadis Siadat Faculty Lead: Sara Shneiderman Fieldwork Location: Dang District, Nepal Year: 2018-19 About the Project: Providing recommendations on the adequacy of the Nepali public health policy infrastructure and services for […]
Canada and the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty
Project Title: Canada and the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty Client: Reaching Critical Will Students: Laurélène Faye, Adilkhan Shashdavletov, Henry Shum, Salman Ghumman Faculty Lead: M. V. Ramana Fieldwork Location: Virtual – New York Year: 2017-18 Publications: The Bulletin About the Project: Analyzed expert opinion on nuclear weapons and nuclear disarmament, public perception, international diplomacy and […]
Financial Inclusion in India
Project Title: Financial Inclusion in India Client: Sub-K IMPACT Solutions Ltd Students: Elisha Connell, Mitch Hulse, Hyun Ju Lee, Tinashe Mutsonziwa Fieldwork Location: India (Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur) Year: 2017-18 About the Project: Examined internal mechanisms to improve resilience against adverse policy changes and reconciling the twin objectives of achieving poverty alleviation and staying commercially viable. […]
Enhancing Rural Livelihoods
Project Title: Enhancing Rural Livelihoods Client: Aga Khan Rural Support Program – India (AKRSP(I)) Students: Keskine Owusu Poku, Luis Pablo Acosta Zamora, Sarah Froese Fieldwork Location: Gujarat, India Year: 2017-18 About the Project: Examines the efficacy of three major activities of the Aga Khan Rural Support Program for sustainable livelihood development against the backdrop of […]
Financial Inclusion in India’s Digital Age
Project Title: Financial Inclusion in India’s Digital Age Client: Sub-K IMPACT Solutions Ltd, Akhuwat Islamic Mircofinance Institute Students: Talia Ahmad, Corrin Bulmer, Zameena Dadani, Chad Rickaby, Fernando Rodriguez Faculty Leads: Shashi Enarth, Milind Kandlikar Fieldwork Location: India (Hyderabad, New Delhi, Raipur); Lahore, Pakistan Year: 2016-17 About the Project: Develop a comprehensive understanding of the financial […]